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Worthing road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1993, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1992 (374), and casualties fell from 450.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,629 collisions in Worthing.

Collisions in 1993
355
Down 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
437
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1993

1.7% of collisions in Worthing in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight29884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight37285%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 355, down 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163200
2024193226
2023224272
2022204240
2021205245
2020170211
2019259317
2018248301
2017243313
2016240277
2015262325
2014261312
2013224267
2012242299
2011240279
2010218255
2009255315
2008244306
2007291360
2006305371
2005340426
2004297365
2003303380
2002361445
2001335419
2000351408
1999395497
1998397482
1997393503
1996406497
1995337409
1994388469
1993355437
1992374450
1991363435
1990387481
1989414511
1988383459
1987348439
1986357444
1985373447
1984411497
1983394472
1982386479
1981376445
1980351426
1979363448

When and where crashes happen in Worthing in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April33 (9.3%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July51 (14%)
  • August18 (5.1%)
  • September31 (8.7%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November29 (8.2%)
  • December33 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (69%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (84%)
  • 40 mph36 (10%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (51%)
  • Cyclist81 (19%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7533 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (64%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (12%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Worthing

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1993.

Collisions
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1993

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1993: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259444818
2ndA24354802
3rdA27334525
4thA2031313825
5thA2032223004
6thB2223141601

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1993

Worthing had 338 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1993

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1993: 142.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1993, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years